IPL 2022 – Mark Wood Injured: Lucknow Super Giants sweat over Mark Wood’s fitness after he complains of elbow soreness – With IPL just three weeks away, LSG received a massive scare as their fast bowler Mark Wood has soreness on his right elbow. He has also complained of Jofra Archer-like injury. The right-arm pacer has also been ruled of bowling for the remainder of West Indies’ first innings in the ongoing Test match in Antigua. Follow IPL 2022 Live updates on InsideSport.IN.
Wood only bowled four overs with the old ball before lunch and went off. Later, his elbow soreness was diagnosed with a stress fracture. Archer suffered a similar injury in 2021 and had to undergo two operations. Wood’s elbow issues close, to IPL is comes as a serious concern for LSG.
IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants fret over Mark Wood’s fitness after 7.5 Cr star complains of ‘Jofra Archer like injury’
IPL 2022: Why LSG should need to worry about Mark Wood’s elbow injury
- Mark Wood is LSG side’s most experienced pace bowler and one of their fastest
- He was all set to open the bowling with Jason Holder. LSG built the pace line-up with these two fast bowlers
- LSG have only one backup option in Sri Lankan pacer Dushmanth Chameera
- Wood’s ability to bowl consistently at 90 Kmph and his strikes in power play is what LSG banked on
- Wood was in good form in 2021 across format for England. He was also their best bowler in the Ashes series Down Under claiming 17 wickets
IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants fret over Mark Wood’s fitness after 7.5 Cr star complains of ‘Jofra Archer like injury’
Paul Collingwood England interim coach said Wood’s elbow was not looking in good shape and it was pretty sore. He also said the pacer’s condition will be assessed and a call will be taken whether he can bowl in the second innings.
“[The elbow’s] pretty sore at the moment,” Paul Collingwood, England’s interim head coach, said, adding that it was an issue that Wood had not previously encountered. “We’re going to have to assess him overnight and see if he is going to be available for the second innings.
IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants fret over Mark Wood’s fitness after 7.5 Cr star complains of ‘Jofra Archer like injury’
